Discover the fascinating world of static electricity with these easy-to-do science experiments at home. Perfect for curious minds, these simple experiments allow you to explore the science behind ...

Static electricity often just seems like an everyday annoyance when a wool sweater crackles as you pull it off, or when a doorknob delivers an unexpected zap. Regardless, the phenomenon is much ...

Hummingbird flower mites use static electricity to hop between flowers. Researchers initially thought scent guided them.

Zaps of static electricity might be a wintertime annoyance, but to certain scientists, they represent an untapped source of energy. Using a device called a triboelectric nanogenerator (TENG), ...

Sometimes when you touch something metal, you can get a little electric shock, even if it’s not connected to a power source. And it’s all because of static electricity. Static electricity is a ...

Electrets produce a semi-permanent static electric field, similar to how a magnet produces a magnetic field. The ones in microphones are very small, but in the video after the break [Jay Bowles ...

Improving upon a previously reported design, researchers publishing in ACS Omega have created a triboelectric nanogenerator ...

The evolution of static electricity by evaporation was illustrated by pouring water into a small heated vessel placed on the electrometer. This mode ot excitiag electricity possesses peculiar ...

A fascinating example of how some creatures sense and rely on electric fields for survival (Illustration courtesy of Marley ...